Monday, November 30, 2009

In the latest ATP Ranking list as of November 30, Novak is still ranked third and will end the year as world no.3 for the third straight year. The best Serbian tennis player earned 400 ATP points in the round robin stage at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London with wins over Nikolay Davydenko and Rafael Nadal, so he’ll finish the season with 8.310 points.

The ATP World Tour Finals champion Nikolay Davydenko climbed to the sixth place with 4.930 points. After that, Novak will have time to rest and prepare for the 2010 season and attempt to take over the world no.2 spot!SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)

Friday, November 27, 2009

Third seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after Nikolay Davydenko beat Robin Soderling 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3. The best Serbian tennis player defeated no.2 seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets 7-6(5), 6-3 in 1 hour and 58 minutes in his final Group B round robin match on Friday. Djokovic and Nadal have met for the 21st time. Rafa leads their head-to-heads 14-7, but Nole is 7-3 on hard courts. Novak made a break in the opening game of the match, but Nadal broke back immediately. Djokovic broke again in the third game and faced scare in the fourth but held to increase his lead to 3-1. The Spaniard broke back in the eighth game to equalise the score to 4-4. The set went to a tie-breaker, Nole won it 7-5. Djokovic earned two break points in the fourth game of the second set. Nadal saved the first with a winner, but hit a forehand into the net on the second to hand Novak the break. The 22-year-old Belgrade native had a chance to break in the sixth game but the Spaniard held for 4-2. World no.3 faced a break point serving for the match at 5-3, but held and used his third match point to close the set and match 6-3.SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

On Saturday, November 21, the best Serbian tennis player announced a new clothing deal, starting from January 1, 2010. Novak Djokovic signed a 10-year sponsorship deal with Italian sportswear brand Sergio Tacchini! Djokovic is leaving German firm Adidas for the brand worn by his idols.“ My own idols Pete Sampras and John McEnroe have won almost all titles... wearing the Sergio Tacchini logo ”, said Novak.SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Third-seeded Novak Djokovic clinched his 16th career title and fifth of the year, with a fantastic three sets win over no.15 seed and hometown favourite Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(3) in 2 hours and 43 minutes at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.Djokovic was dominant in the first set. He made two breaks, in the fourth and eighth game, to take it 6-2. The 22-year-old Serb cruised through his first service game of the second set, broke his opponent’s service in the second game and held for 3-0 lead. At 3-1 Djokovic handed Monfils his first break point of the match. No.15 seed used the opportunity, broke back and then leveled up with a solid service game. Nole was broken once again in the eleventh game and the Frenchman closed the set 7-5 to level the match. Novak held to 15 at the beginning of the third set. He earned three break points in the second game, and converted the third chance winning a 43 shot rally. Monfils broke back immediately, but Djokovic broke again and held for 4-1 lead. The Frenchman fought back breaking Nole’s service in the seventh game. The set went to a tie-breaker, Nole won it 7-3 to clinch his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in his fifth final this season.Match statistics: aces (1-12), double faults (5-7), winners (33-25), unforced errors (41-39).SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)

Saturday, November 14, 2009

World no.3 Novak Djokovic defeated second-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in just 1 hour and 16 minutes to reach the finals at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (€2,750,000). Djokovic and Nadal were battling for the 20th time. Novak’s fantastic performance knocked the spectators off their feet, and also Rafa who couldn’t find a solution for the Serb’s game.SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite (read more)

Monday, November 9, 2009

Novak is still ranked third in the latest ATP Ranking list as of November 9, but he’s much closer to world no.2 Rafael Nadal after winning Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel tournament on Sunday.Djokovic now has 8.300 points, which is only 545 less than Nadal. They are both playing at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Paris this week. Novak will defend third round, while the Spaniard lost in the quarterfinals last year.Top 10 in the current ATP Rankings:1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 10.3402. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8.8453. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 8.3004. Andy Murray (Great Britain) 7.1405. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 6.0506. Andy Rodick (USA) 4.5007. Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 4.4308. Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 3.3609. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 2.98510. Robin Soderling (Sweden) 2.935SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite and ATP World Tour Site (read more)

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Second-seeded Djokovic defeated three-time defending champion and world no.1 Basel native Federer in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in 2 hours and 11 minutes in a blockbuster final at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel tournament.Novak won his fifteenth career title and fourth of the season, and improved his ATP World Tour leading record to 71-18. He will get 500 ATP points and €291,700. Djokovic broke Federer’s service in the ninth game of the first set. The 22-year-old lost only two points on his own serve til that moment, both making double faults. But the tenth game brought a lot of excitement. Both players were very nervous, they made many unforced errors. Novak missed six set points, Roger failed to capitalise on his five break point chances. The Serb held after great fight and used his seventh set point to take the set 6-4. Nole made a break in the opening game of the second set and then held for 2-0 lead. Federer broke back in the fourth game to level the score. At 4-5 Djokovic was serving to stay in the set, but couldn’t hold the pressure and got broken for the second time to lose it 4-6. World no.3 stayed focused, not thinking about the last game of the second set. He continued playing aggressive, hitting powerful accurate shots and it paid off. Novak broke Federer’s service twice and was soon 4-0 up. He was struggling on his serve in the sixth game, but saved all three break points and held for 5-1 lead. No.2 seed used his first match point to win the set and match 6-2.Roger holds a 9-5 advantage against Nole.SOURCE:Novak Djokovic Official WebSite and 152M02704(youtube) (read more)